Mellinus is a genus of wasps in the family Mellinidae. The species are found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, the Neotropics and the Orient. 16 species are known California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity pdf
Species (Europe) Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Mellinus crabroneus (Thunberg, 1791)
Species (worldwide) These 16 species belong to the genus Mellinus:
Mellinus abdominalis Cresson, 1882 i c g Mellinus alpestris Cameron, 1890 i c g Mellinus andinus Menke, 1996 i c g Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) i c g Mellinus bimaculatus Packard, 1867 i c g b Mellinus costaricae (R. Bohart, 2000) i c g Mellinus crabroneus (Thunberg, 1791) i c g Mellinus globulosus (Fourcroy, 1785) i c g Mellinus hansoni Menke, 1996 i c g Mellinus iani Menke, 1996 i c g Mellinus imperialis R. Bohart, 1968 i c g b Mellinus obscurus Handlirsch, 1888 i c g Mellinus orientalis S. Gupta, Gayubo and Pulawski, 2008 i c g Mellinus pygmaeus Handlirsch, 1888 i c g Mellinus rufinodus Cresson, 1865 i c g b Mellinus satanicus Siri and R. Bohart, 1974 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
External links
Mellinus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Catalog of Sphecidae California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity